The following data are taken from Montana State University's annual fall 15th class day snapshot files.
| Enrollment | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| New Freshmen | 28 | 31 | 33 | 55 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 65 | 95 | 119 | 94 |
| Total Undergrad incl. freshmen) | 202 | 210 | 197 | 226 | 248 | 276 | 254 | 282 | 300 | 432 | 469 | 517 |
| Total Graduate | 23 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 76 | 63 |
| Total Native American Enrollment | 225 | 229 | 223 | 244 | 268 | 298 | 305 | 362 | 376 | 500 | 545 | 580 |
| Total MSU Enrollment | 11,745 | 11,934 | 12,135 | 12,003 | 12,250 | 12,338 | 12,170 | 12,369 | 12,764 | 13,559 | 14,153 | 14,660 |
| % Native American/Total Enrollment | 1.92% | 1.92% | 1.84% | 2.03% | 2.19% | 2.42% | 2.51% | 2.93% | 2.95 | 3.69% | 3.85% | 3,96% |
| Enrollment by College | American Indian/Alaska Native | All UG Students | % of All UG Students who are American Indian | % of UG American Indians in College |
| College of Agriculture | 39 | 859 | .3% | 4.5% |
| College of Arts & Architecture | 39 | 1235 | .3% | 3.2% |
| College of Business | 37 | 1151 | .3% | 3.2% |
| College of Education, Health and Human Development | 78 | 1437 | .6% | 5.4% |
| College of Engineering | 66 | 2581 | .5% | 2.6% |
| College of Letters & Science | 132 | 3066 | 1% | 4.3% | College of Nursing | 58 | 884 | .5% | 6.6% | Gallatin College Programs | 5 | 228 | 0% | 2.2% | University College | 63 | 1331 | .5% | 4.7% | MSU total | 517 | 12,772 | 4% | 4% |
| Incoming Native American Transfers (included in above totals) |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Freshman | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Sophomore | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Junior | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Senior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Postbaccalaureate | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Total Incoming Transfers | 26 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 47 | 28 | 53 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 41 |
Note: Students may identify as more than one race or ethnicity. For this report, students who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native are included whether or not they identify with another race or ethnicity as well.
